STATEMENT: On SB48, a Bill to Eliminate Straight-Party Ticket Voting
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center director Marc Stier made the following statement on SB48, a bill to...
read more
STATEMENT: In Response to PA GOP Attacks on Working Pennsylvanians and Today’s Budget Day of Action
HARRISBURG—PA Budget and Policy Center director Marc Stier made the following statement in response to a press release sent...
read more
STATEMENT: Judicial Districts and Judicial Independence
To: Legislators, legislative staff, editorial board members, columnists, other interested parties From: Marc Stier, Director, Pennsylvania Budget and Policy...
read more
STATEMENT: This Isn’t The Redistricting Reform We Need
HARRISBURG—Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center director Marc Stier made the following statement regarding the resurfacing of SB22, a bill...
read more
STATEMENT: About 300,000 Pennsylvania Workers Left Behind by New Trump Admin Proposal on Overtime for Salaried Workers
Last week, the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) unveiled a proposal to set the overtime salary threshold, beneath...
read more
STATEMENT: Budget Falls Short on Education, Health Care, Tax Reform
The PA budget for 2013-2014 fails to adequately address the enormity of the funding crisis facing Pennsylvania schools. Eighty...
read more
STATEMENT: Governor’s Budget Does Little to Undo Damage of Last Two Years
Statement on the governor’s budget, 2013: The governor’s budget fails to provide sustainable funding to reduce class sizes in...
read more
Statement on 2011-12 Budget: Doing Less with More
The Pennsylvania Legislature has adopted a budget that does less with more, cutting services to children while leaving most...
read more
Statement: PA Needs a Budget in Step with Middle-Class Values
This budget turns its back on the state’s most vulnerable, leaving thousands of working Pennsylvanians and children without health...
read more
Census: Fewer Americans Lacked Health Insurance in 2011
The percentage of Americans without health insurance dropped from 16.3 percent in 2010 to 15.7 percent in 2011, the...
read more
STATEMENT: Senate Should Reject Program Notorious for Misuse in Other States
House Bill 2626 would provide profitable corporations a new tax credit just for filling a vacant position without creating...
read more
STATEMENT: Sen. Scarnati’s Local Impact Fee Lets Drillers Off the Hook
Advocates for enacting a responsible natural gas drilling tax in Pennsylvania raised serious concerns about the proposed local impact...
read more